Data centers, central offices, and enterprise campuses all over the world make up “the cloud.” Public and private cloud configurations with …
Network Automation
How Network Transformation Advances Open RAN
The pace of communications is accelerating. As insatiable demands for data, connectivity and innovative use cases push the limits of telecom …
Automation Will Always Need the Human Element
I read an interesting article from Gartner recently. I found it so interesting I decided to do something I don’t often do, which is write …
Your Network Can Be Ready for Anything with the Composable Business
Early in the pandemic, organizations were pushed to find solutions to new business problems, literally overnight. Many companies amped …
Does My Network Need Service Orchestration or Choreography? And Does It Really Matter?
It does. It can be easy to conflate service orchestration with turn-up, testing, configuration, control, management, and even the broader …
What is a Multilayer Path Computation Element and How Does it Speed Cloud Migration?
How Centralized Multilayer Path Computation Optimizes Circuit Design Transport networks are typically composed of thousands of …
What is Open SDN Control for Partially Disaggregated Optical Networks?
The optical network “disaggregation conversation” has evolved steadily over the past ten years. Starting with “that’s nuts,” consensus moved …
Creating New Customer Insights with Well-Connected Data Analytics and “Remote Everything”
Digital collaboration has never been more commonplace—or more critical. In the new world of “remote everything,” the wholesale …
What is Network Digital Transformation? Episode 1
By Richard ColterDigital technologies – cloud, mobility, AI, IoT, DLT, analytics, mixed reality, and quantum (to name a few) – are …